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Ross’ NYC Top 5 List

After 7 years in NYC, I’ve been to a lot of places and seen a lot of things; most have been great, but some are definitely better than others. Recognizing that in a city like NYC there is always going to be 100 things I have missed, here is my NYC Top 5 list:

Tourist Attractions

Walking the Brooklyn Bridge

The Whitney Museum (and the High Line)

Visiting Liberty Island

Smorgasburg

Running/cycling through Central Park

Shoutout to all Broadway shows

Parks

Central Park (duh)

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Fort Greene Park

Inwood Hill Park

Bryant Park

Shoutout to Washington Square Park, which is more concrete than greenery but full of amazing people

Outdoor Bars

Westlight (rooftop of the William Vale hotel – Williamsburg)

Brooklyn Barge Bar (Greenpoint)

Bar 65 (at the top of the Rockefeller – same view as Top of the Rock)

the Frying Pan (Chelsea)

1 Rooftop Bar (DUMBO)

Special shoutout to drinking on the roofdeck of the East River Ferry

Sitdown Restaurants

Bistro Petit (Williamsburg – $$)

Annicka (Greenpoint – $$)

Cosme (Flatiron – $$$)

Birds of a Feather (Williamsburg – $$)

Nix (Washington Square Park – $$$)

Special shoutout to Marlow & Sons, an all day cafe that punches above its weight (Williamsburg – $)